In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Rualo and the surname or paternal family name is Castriciones.
John Castriciones
Castriciones in 2018
14th Secretary of Agrarian Reform
In office December 1, 2017 – October 8, 2021
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by
Rosalina Bistoyong (OIC)
Succeeded by
Bernie Cruz (acting)[1]
Undersecretary for Operations of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
In office July 1, 2016 – November 30, 2017
President
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by
Rafael Santos
Succeeded by
Epimaco V. Densing III
Personal details
Born
John Rualo Castriciones
(1962-01-08) January 8, 1962 (age 62) Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
Political party
PDP–Laban (2016–2018, 2021–present)
Other political affiliations
PFP (2018–2021)
Alma mater
Trinity University of Asia (AB) Philippine Military Academy San Beda University Arellano University (LL.B) University of Notre Dame (LL.M)
Profession
Lawyer, professor
John Rualo Castriciones (born January 8, 1962), also known by the nickname Bro. John, is a Filipino lawyer and writer who served as the Secretary of Agrarian Reform under the Duterte administration from 2017 to 2021.[2] He was formerly Undersecretary for Operations of the Department of the Interior and Local Government from 2016 to 2017.[3] A member of the Philippine Military Academy "Maharlika" class of 1984, Castriciones also served in various capacities under two previous administrations and as a law school professor at his alma mater Arellano University.[3][4] His appointment to the Agrarian Reform portfolio was approved by the Commission on Appointments on May 29, 2018, after being bypassed earlier by the commission on March 14, 2018, and reappointed by Duterte on March 22, 2018.[5][6][7] Castriciones founded the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas[8][9][10][11] together with the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC).
Castriciones is a native of the province of Nueva Vizcaya. He was born on January 8, 1962, to a family of farmers in the municipality of Bayombong.[4][6] As a young cadet-student at the Philippine Military Academy during Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, Castriciones was accused in the 1981 hazing death of fellow cadet Andres Ramos and was sentenced to five years of hard labor by a seven-man military court in July 1982.[12] He was pardoned four year later by the then newly installed President Corazon Aquino.[13]
Castriciones then enrolled at the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City, formerly Trinity College, and graduated magna cum laude with a political science degree.[4] He went on to attend San Beda University, former San Beda College, and Arellano University to pursue legal studies where he was consistently in the Dean's List. Castriciones passed the Philippine Bar Examination in 1990.[3] He later earned an LL.M. master's degree in Comparative Government and International Law from Notre Dame Law School in London, U.K. in 1998.[3][4]
Castriciones completed his military training at the Philippine Military Academy in 1994 as part of the Maharlika Class.[3]
^Yumol, David Tristan (October 30, 2021). "Duterte taps Usec Bernie Cruz as acting DAR secretary". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
^Placido, D. (December 1, 2017). "Duterte names DILG exec acting agrarian reform chief". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ abcde"About the Secretary". Department of Agrarian Reform. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ abcd"Cabinet Secretaries Castriciones, Romulo-Puyat, Guevarra, COMELEC Commissioner, DFA senior officials, AFP Chief and ranking officers breeze through the CA" (PDF). Commission on Appointments. May 30, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^Ager, M. (May 29, 2018). "CA body confirms DAR Secretary Castriciones". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ abReganit, J.C. (March 14, 2018). "CA suspends confirmation of DAR Secretary". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^Ganibe, D. (April 11, 2018). "Castriciones reappointed as acting DAR secretary". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^"Amid speculations on his run, Bongbong Marcos joins pro-Duterte party PFP". Rappler. October 5, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
^Cruz, Angie dela. "Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, pormal nang inilunsad sa QC". Philstar.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
^"Chairmanship ng Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, iniaalok kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte". Radyo La Verdad. October 9, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
^"Partido Federal ng Pilipinas inilunsad sa QC, Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte tatakbong alkalde". saktoNEWS. October 8, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
^Hollie, P. (August 15, 1982). "Philippine Military Academy is under attack". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^Orellana, F. (June 2, 2018). "Courage slams confirmation of Castriciones as DAR chief". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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